Investments

The value of small-cap value funds; Managing the "new retirement;" Clients want to be more "hands-on" with their 401(k) plans.

Hundreds of mutual fund and ETF providers gathered at Morningstar's Investment Conference last week to pursue their equivalent of high-speed dating: meeting face-to-face with the 1,400 planners and advisors in attendance.

"Smart beta" ETFs are attracting funds from both active managers and passive indexes.

High-net-worth clients increasingly find themselves having to support adult family members while Millennials consider how they can align their investments with their values.

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'There's no doubt that this world has opened up and more companies are now open to dividends,' says Thomas Huber of T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund at the Morningstar Investment Conference.

With Europe still slowly muddling its way to recovery, investors looking for returns in developed nations should give Japan a second look, argue two experts.

Designing the most appropriate share class can be an underestimated component of a mutual fund manager's sales and marketing strategy.

U.S. authorities in Puerto Rico are investigating allegations that a former UBS AG broker improperly advised clients to borrow money to make investments, a person briefed on the probe said.

'There are some really extraordinary companies in Russia, but you have to be willing to embrace the controversy,' says Oppenheimer's Justin Leverenz at a Morningstar conference panel.

Investors’ appetite for U.S. equity exchange-traded funds has weakened to levels not seen in four years as demand for safety drove more money to fixed income.

Using the right chemistry, advisors can mix investments and land in a sweet spot on the risk-return spectrum.

Asset managers are feeling unprepared for future challenges despite already making strides to improve fund oversight, according to a survey of North American asset managers.

Kathleen Tarr says AT&T Inc. employees looked to her as “their de facto 401(k) expert.” Visiting their homes and offices, she advised them on their retirement plans as they called up balances on computer screens.

The $3.7 trillion municipal market is headed for the longest losing streak since March after localities offered the most bonds in three months.

Database platforms are providing a major assist to asset managers looking to better organize their marketing and distribution strategies.

One year after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new protections for money- market mutual funds, support is eroding for the agency’s plan to rein in the riskiest of them.

BlackRock, the biggest provider of exchange-traded funds, is ramping up its fight with Vanguard Group for U.S. retail investors by doubling the number of funds in its low-fee “core” series.

While some in the industry have expressed reluctance, Krawcheck says other advisors and institutional investors are intrigued.

For advisors, there are significant non-portfolio issues to consider when interest rates finally increase.